Contents -AUTHOR INDEX -BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD

Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922.

Class IV. Words Relating to the Intellectual Faculties
Division (I) Formation of Ideas
Section II. Precursory Conditions and Operations

457. Attention.

   NOUN:ATTENTION; mindfulness &c. adj.; intentness, intentiveness [rare]; alertness; thought [See Thought]; advertence or advertency; observance, observation; consideration, reflection, perpension [obs.]; heed; heedfulness; particularity; notice, regard &c. v.; circumspection (care) [See Care]; study, scrutiny; inspection, introspection; revision, revisal.
  active -, diligent -, exclusive -, minute -, close -, intense -, deep -, profound -, abstract -, labored -, deliberate- -thought, – attention, – application, – study.
  absorption of mind (abstraction) [See Inattention].
  MINUTENESS, meticulosity, meticulousness, finicality, finicalness; circumstantiality, attention to detail.
  INDICATION, calling attention to &c. v.
   VERB:BE ATTENTIVE &c. adj.; attend, advert to, observe, look, see, view, remark, notice, regard, take notice, mark; give -, pay- -attention, – heed- to; know what o’clock it is [colloq.], know the time of day [colloq.]; incline -, lend- an ear to; trouble one’s head about; give a thought to, animadvert; occupy oneself with; contemplate (think of) [See Thought]; look -at, – to, – after, – into, – over; see to; turn -, bend -, apply -, direct -, give- the -mind, – eye, -attention -to; have an eye to, have in one’s eye; bear in mind; take into -account, – consideration; keep in -sight, – view; have regard to, heed, mind, take cognizance of, entertain, recognize; make -, take- note of; note.
  EXAMINE, – closely, – intently; scan, scrutinize, consider; give -, bend- one’s mind to; overhaul, revise, pore over; inspect, review, pass under review; take stock of; get the gist of; fix -, rivet -, devote- the -eye, – mind, – thoughts, – attention- on or to; hear out, think out; mind one’s business, attend to one’s business.
  EXAMINE CURSORILY; glance -at, – upon, – over; cast -, pass- the eyes over; run over, turn over the leaves, dip into, perstringe [obs.]; skim (neglect) [See Neglect]; take a cursory view of.
  REVERT TO, hark back to; watch (expect) [See Expectation], (take care of) [See Care]; hearken or harken to, listen to; prick up the ears; have -, keep- the eyes open; come to the point.
  MEET WITH ATTENTION; fall under one’s -notice, – observation; be under consideration (topic) [See Topic].
  catch -, strike- the eye; attract notice; catch -, awaken -, wake -, invite -, solicit -, attract -, claim -, excite -, engage -, occupy -, strike -, arrest -, fix -, engross -, absorb -, rivet- the -attention, – mind, – thoughts; be present to the mind, be uppermost in the mind.
  CALL ATTENTION TO, bring under one’s notice; point -out, – to, – at, -the finger at; lay the finger on, indigitate [obs.], indicate; direct attention to; show; put a mark upon (sign) [See Indication]; call soldiers to “attention”; bring forward (make manifest) [See Manifestation].
   ADJECTIVE:ATTENTIVE, mindful, heedful, intentive [rare], advertent, all eyes and ears, observant, regardful; alive to, awake to; on the job [colloq.]; there with the goods [colloq.]; observing &c. v.; alert; taken up with, occupied with; engaged in, engrossed in, wrapped in; absorbed, rapt; breathless; preoccupied (inattentive) [See Inattention]; watchful (careful) [See Care]; intent on, open-eyed; breathless, undistracted, upon the stretch; on the watch (expectant) [See Expectation].
  steadfast (persevering) [See Perseverance]
   INTERJECTION:SEE! look! look you! look to it! mark! lo! behold! soho! hark! hark ye! mind! look out! look alive! [colloq.]; look here! [colloq.]; halloo! observe! lo and behold! attention! nota bene [L.]; N.B.; *, [dagger symbol];d have you know! notice! O yes! Oyez! dekko! [Hind.], ecco! [It.], yo-ho! ho!    QUOTATIONS:

1. This is -, these are- to give notice.
2. Dictum sapienti sat est.
3. Finem respice.
4. Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice.—Hamlet